AirAsia Extends Fly-Thru Service to Hong
Kong, Macau and Guangzhou

AirAsia passengers planning on multiple-flight
travel from Hong Kong, Macau and Guangzhou can now do so without
having to apply for a transit visa, thanks to AirAsia’s Fly-Thru
service.

The service, already available at selected AirAsia points
of departure, enables passengers on multiple-flight travel to perform
a single check-in for their original and connecting flights right
through to their final airport of destination.

Fly-Thru is available to passengers travelling from
Hong Kong, Macau and Guangzhou to continue with long haul flights
to AirAsia X destinations by transiting through Kuala Lumpur,
whose original and forward flights have a connecting time of
between 90 minutes and six hours. Passengers can connect to their next
flight to their intended destination without the need for
immigration clearance or a transit visa in Malaysia.

Upon arrival in Kuala Lumpur, passengers will be given access to
the transit hall, which is directly connected to the departure
hall and will need to be at the departure gate at least 20 minutes
before their connecting flight. The service also eliminates the
need to re-check luggage when connecting to the next flight to the
final destination.

AirAsia Regional Head of Commercial, Kathleen
Tan said, “Now with Fly-Thru
already available from Hong Kong, Macau and Guangzhou, our
passengers
may leverage on the strength of our network and connectivity to
fly to various destinations across ASEAN and beyond with AirAsia
and AirAsia X. With Kuala Lumpur as the gateway, one just needs to
bring into play their creativity and imagination because with
AirAsia, the possibilities are endless.”

Non Fly-Thru passengers will continue to be offered the option
of point-to-point travel. Instead of the convenience of a single
check-in service, they will be required to check in separately for
their original and connecting flights and will not enjoy the check
through service for their baggage. Passengers will also have to go
through the immigration clearance at the check-points in Kuala
Lumpur before being allowed to proceed to the departure gates for
their connecting flights.